8 Insane Ways Parents Are Politically Brainwashing Children

#4. Help! Mom! There are Liberals Under My Bed!

You can teach your children all about conservatism, indoctrinate them with religious beliefs while they're far too young to fully grasp them and dress them in all the propaganda you want, but what if that's not enough? What if they get bitten by a rabid liberal and start voting Democrat? You don't want to have to stone your only child for supporting the existence of a corrupt welfare state, so what is a responsible parent to do?

Well, you could literally substitute the monster under their beds with an entire political movement that just happens to disagree with you, one. Assuming that the state hasn't taken away your kids yet, you can read them Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed, and teach them what to believe the old fashioned way: with intense, unrelenting fear.

This chilling tale of two young entrepreneurs lost in the hellish, hyper-regulatory haze of Liberaland will have even the toughest young Republican hiding under the covers (knowing full well that liberals can't cross the blanket seal).

"Not today, gay marriage!"

According to its website, Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed "follows the adventures of Tommy and Lou, two ordinary boys who dream of starting a lemonade stand in order to earn enough to buy a swing set. But when liberals like Congresswoman Clunkton, Mayor Leach and Mr. Fussman start demanding that Tommy and Lou pay half their money in taxes, take down their picture of Jesus and serve broccoli with every glass of lemonade, the young brothers experience the downside to living in Liberaland."

Please note our WHAT THE FUCK arrows.

Finally, a book that isn't afraid to teach kids exactly what they need to fear the most: taxation, religious tolerance and vegetables.

If it's any consolation, liberals, at least this means that future generations of right-wing psychopaths will be hobbled by malnutrition and therefore entirely ineffective; after all, it's hard to stand up for your beliefs when you've got rickets.

#3. Why Mommy is a Democrat

Many Republicans think the absolute worst thing about the Democrats is their paternalistic, nanny-state policies that serve to take away every last scrap of freedom from decent, hard working Americans in order to give free lapdances to illegal aliens. Well, what conservatives view as a dangerous encroachment on civil liberties and personal freedom, Why Mommy Is A Democrat considers proof that Democrats are the Chosen Ones (so to speak).

In a series of warm, colorful drawings depicting a mother squirrel nurturing her cute little babies, Why Mommy Is A Democrat outlines all the ways that the Democrats are kind, caring and lovingly maternalistic. According to the book, Democrats are the only reason we share our toys, play by the rules and stay safe.

More importantly, each page shows how the other, nameless party fervently despises and wants to destroy everything that mommy holds dear. Depicted as a heartless businessman, a ditzy, self-obsessed society wife and even a massive elephant careening towards a homeless man (presumably a metaphor for that controversial Republican-sponsored "stomp the life out of hobos" bill), your children will suffer no unfortunate illusions that the other side is composed of actual people, and not just greedy, bloodthirsty monsters who are actively out to destroy all mothers.

Do you hear that, Republicans? Your mother-hating platform has finally been exposed!

#2. Atheism Camp

There are plenty of Christian youth camps around and, on some level, we always assumed there were atheist equivalents (even atheists want their kids out of their hair for a week every summer). But are there any camps that teach their children to be dismissive dicks about their beliefs, the way the more hardcore evangelical ones do?

Yes! Welcome to Camp Quest, the first specifically nonreligious camp in America!

Camp Quest is all about free thought. They want you to know they're not like those evil, condemning "religions" who don't accept people just because they have different beliefs. No, Camp Quest accepts all campers regardless of faith! Why, even the most hardcore of Christians are welcome to participate in fun group activities like the "Invisible Unicorn Hunt," described here by their executive director:

Every year, between eight and 15 children drown in this lake looking for the unicorn.

Really, Camp Quest? Did you think thinly-veiled metaphors were like a secret handshake only taught at Elitist Prick Atheism College? So sure, all religions are welcome at Camp Quest--just so long as you don't mind substituting all of your playground games for snide, passive aggressive jabs.

#1. Camp American

This summer camp in Indiana promises a fun-filled week learning about "the deception of evolution," the importance of purity and morals in a free society and the secret "pagan connection to the radical environmental movement."

Campers can study such topics as how to return Christ to the American government, how the environmental movement is actually a secret plan to eliminate private property and how to keep the constitution exactly as it was written over 200 years ago.

...plus they've got inner-tubing!

"WEEEEE! LIBERALS ARE DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY! WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"

Like most summer camps, Camp American recommends children bring things like clean socks, snacks and a sleeping bag, but it does have a few special requirements: Along with the toothpaste and swimsuits, campers are expected to bring a copy of the Constitution so they can learn how to properly interpret it, no outside media is permitted (hey, they don't let fatties bring Twinkies into Husky Adventures, so your fifth grade Beatnik will have to leave his copy Infinite Jest at home).

And, lest the endless lectures on moral government and personal purity get a little too steamy, Camp American strictly forbids Speedos for boys and bikinis for girls to prevent any further impure thoughts down at the swimming hole.

Yeah, now you're ready to swim. Have fun, young lady.

Not like that atheism camp, where it's probably crotchless thongs as far as the eye can see!